Bowman coach Migel Nunnery was fired after allegations were leveled that the Eagles violated multiple IHSAA rules. Asked about the allegations, Nunnery responded late Friday afternoon the "infractions aren't true. We can do a closing interview in the next few days since the(y) just fired me." The...

When the game was hanging in the balance Thursday night, East Chicago Central's Jenasae Bishop demonstrated why she's one of the best players in the state. The junior point guard scored 19 of her game-high 31 points in the second half, including eight in the fourth quarter, lifting the Cardinals...

We've seen this act before. Star player. Despondent coach. Indifferent and baffling lack of interest from the college crowd. Do you really want to be the guy who passed on Nick Mantis? "I have no answers," Lowell coach Joe Delgado said when asked why Mantis doesn't have a Division I scholarship offer....

In the long term, Valparaiso's 87-63 loss at No. 6 Kentucky on Wednesday night should help the Crusaders. But in the short term, it stung. "We came here to win the game," Valparaiso coach Matt Lottich said. "But you learn from any game. An environment like this against a great team with national...

NEW YORK— No. 18 Purdue did just about everything well in a 97-64 thrashing of Arizona State on Tuesday night in the Jimmy V Classic at Madison Square Garden. The Boilermakers scored inside and from the perimeter. They played stingy defense. They rebounded with extra energy. "I thought right as we...

In the current era with the internet and hundreds of television channels, Myra (Svetic) Krizman might have been a superstar and a Northwest Indiana legend. In her heyday, though, she at least had the support of her family. The former Whiting resident was inducted posthumously into the Greater Calumet...

Hobart senior guard Alaina Richter spent half of last season sitting, watching and learning. Sidelined with a stress fracture in her left foot, Richter was more of a pupil than a player for the Brickies. That's somewhat coincidental when considering that Richter spends a few hours a week as part...

Ken Decker thought he might get some open shots. Decker was right. Decker, a 6-foot-5 senior, scored a career-high 26 points on Tuesday in Crown Point's 85-72 victory over East Chicago Central. It was the 16th straight home win for the Bulldogs. Decker figured the Cardinals (3-1) might be cheating...

Alec Peters could not have produced a much better opening quarter of his senior season. The star forward has powered Valparaiso to the fringes of the Top 25, with the Crusaders receiving votes in both the Associated Press and USA Today polls. He's averaging 25.4 points, which ranks second nationally,...

WEST LAFAYETTE — Jeff Brohm's welcome party at Purdue was full of fanfare, with a pep band, cheerleaders, the school mascot and boosters all celebrating the arrival of the Boilermakers' new football coach. Now it's up to Brohm to inject excitement into the program and get fans back in the seats...

Is the 3-pointer overrated? Judging from Valparaiso University's current report card, it's an emphatic yes. The Crusaders have jumped out to a 7-1 record without showing any signs of marksmanship from the arc. No one is more frustrated than Shane Hammink, who has connected just twice in 22 attempts...

Tom Allen's first game as Indiana's head football coach will be Dec. 28 in Santa Clara, Cal., at the Foster Farms Bowl against Utah. Kickoff is 7:30 p.m. Central time. Fox will telecast the game. "The Hoosiers are fired up to be heading west," said Allen, who was elevated from his defensive coordinator...

BLOOMINGTON — Tom Crean knew there was one thing No. 13 Indiana couldn't have Sunday — a letdown. So with the fourth game of the week looming, the Hoosiers coach made some changes. He installed some new plays, urged players to fight through the fatigue and encouraged them to have some fun. Winning...

Nick Mantis was the last one out of Lowell's locker room. There was much to ponder. It was a long, bumpy night for the Lowell senior after Chesterton thumped the visiting Red Devils 89-61 on Saturday. Mantis, who had scored 71 points in his first two games including a 42-point outburst against...

It had been a long time since Hobart senior Brendan Black wrestled a full six-minute match. He was breathing heavy Saturday. "Oh, my God, it was so tough," he said. "I really need to focus on getting back in shape." Just one month removed from a bout with mononucleosis that hampered his football season...

WEST LAFAYETTE — If No. 15 Purdue continues to shoot 3-pointers with same accuracy as Saturday against Morehead State, the Boilermakers will have the potential for a special season. Freshman guard Carsen Edwards scored 16 points, and Purdue shot 15-for-29 from 3-point range — including 11 in the...

Ask any coach who had to scout Lowell. Jordan Jusevitch was the biggest impact player on defense in Northwest Indiana. They'd all like to have him. Highland didn't have to play against Jusevitch, but Trojans coach Trent Grider gushed about him. "He's just one of those kids you win ball games with,"...

Aryuan Cain-Veasey was crying in the locker room. The senior running back from Michigan City was worried about his cousin, teammate Markice Hurt, who had injured his knee. The coaches thought Hurt might be done for the season. Cain-Veasey and Hurt were close. Hurt was his inspiration and motivation,...

Hobart coach Ryan Turley doesn't view the Brickies' glorious past as a burden. It's an ideal. He hopes Hobart can be as good as it once was. The Brickies won state championships in 1988, 1989, 1991 and 1993. They have won nine semistate titles. It would be very un-Hobart-like of him say the Brickies...

East Chicago Central's Jermaine Couisnard didn't hesitate. The senior guard grabbed the ball after Jonah Jackson's 3-pointer tied the game with 10 seconds left. Couisnard then weaved through about three Merrillville defenders and scored on a hard-charging layup with four seconds left. That was just...

Munster coach Mike Hackett said sophomore guard Jevon Morris showed flashes of brilliance at times even as a freshman. In Friday night's game against Hammond, Morris put on as good of a second-half performance as you'll see. Morris scored 19 of his 23 points in the second half, including 14 in the...

Griffith senior Jeremiah Reitz laughed when he said he loves the mindset that comes with cutting weight. "It makes me a little crazy," he said. "It gets in my head. It forces me to do something extra — that's the biggest thing. If you're not doing something extra, then you're not making weight,...

First Team Bryon Berg, Michigan City, senior: After multiple regular-season victories, Berg won the New Prairie Regional, placed fourth at the New Prairie Semistate and was 28th at state. Hunter Boyer, Lowell, senior: Dueled with teammate Alec Fleming all season, winning the Crown Point Sectional...

After the 2014 cross country season, Lowell coach Jake Rakoczy was searching for answers. That season ended with Lowell's team placing 18th at the New Prairie Semistate. "I still feel like that was a very good team," he said. "We had a small freshman class and we got unlucky with a couple of injuries....

When Lowell junior Alec Fleming was a rookie at the high school level, coach Jake Rakoczy was half-joking, half-serious when he referred to him as a "five-star freshman." "That comment was joking as well because we didn't have a lot of kids out in his freshman year," Rakoczy said. "There were maybe...

BLOOMINGTON — Indiana coach Kevin Wilson abruptly resigned Thursday, less than a week after the Hoosiers became bowl eligible for the second straight season. IU athletic director Fred Glass made the announcement during a hastily arranged news conference and cited "philosophical differences" with...

Baskets fell when Louisville needed them, but coach Rick Pitino was more pleased by the defense that created those timely opportunities against visiting Purdue's fierce rally. Nearly every Cardinal had a hand in the effort, literally and figuratively, to gut out a tough win. Ray Spalding and Mangok...

It took a half for Chesterton to work out some issues. Once the Trojans got to the third quarter, they shifted into a different gear Wednesday in a 75-47 home victory over Morton. It almost looked like a different team after intermission. The Trojans (3-0) outscored the Governors (1-2) 27-10 in...

First Team Singles Bryce Bonin, Crown Point, senior: Bonin (23-1), who committed to Ball State, advanced to the individual state semifinals to earn all-district, all-state and DAC MVP honors. Adam Richter, Munster, senior: The versatile Mustang played singles and doubles in his career. After advancing...

It was right before Labor Day as Lowell was getting ready to play in the Crawfordsville Tournament when head coach Dustin Hudak decided to make a change in the lineup. Not a minor change, mind you. No, he went all crazy-baseball-manager after lots of contemplation. The Fleming brothers were the...

The Rik Richards era didn't last long at Calumet. Richards on Wednesday confirmed via a text message that he is no longer the football coach for the Warriors. He refused to elaborate on his departure. Calumet athletic director Sara Kuntarich didn't return a phone message seeking comment on the situation....

For the last two years, Bryce Bonin was the best player on the best or second-best boys tennis team in Northwest Indiana. As a sophomore, Bonin helped lead Crown Point to the semistate. As a junior in 2015, his Bulldogs won a ninth straight sectional title before losing in the regional to Munster....

Not too many people noticed Sydney Taylor's game when she was a Crown Point freshman three years ago. But a body makeover coupled with lots of hard work during the summer prior to her sophomore year led to a transformation. It's one that's paid big dividends for the Bulldogs star guard/forward. In...

Highland resident Nancy Batliner belongs to a bowling family. Her parents were bowlers. Her brothers, Mike and Chris Babbitt, and sister, Janee Babbitt, are accomplished bowlers in Northwest Indiana. All three have carried averages of more than 200 with multiple award scores. Janee, who is also...

It had to be Alec Peters. Every time Valparaiso needed a clutch shot, the senior forward made it. And when the Crusaders needed one final play Tuesday night against No. 21 Rhode Island, Peters did it again. His blocked shot as time expired secured Valparaiso's breakthrough 65-62 win at the Athletics-Recreation...

Lake Central's Rachael Robards is unassuming and quiet by nature. The junior forward lets her play do the talking from the start. Robards definitely did that in the first quarter Tuesday night, scoring eight of her game-high 12 points in a 67-25 victory over visiting Munster. "The way she plays speaks...

First Team Jordyn Boyer, Lowell, sophomore: She won conference, sectional, regional and semistate titles before finishing 17th at the state meet. Logan Ferngren, Valparaiso, sophomore: The New Prairie Regional champion placed sixth in the semistate and 24th at the state meet. Ava Gilliana, Valparaiso,...

Lake Central senior Sarah Hunsley had a secret weapon this cross country season: her water bottle. "I just started drinking a lot of water and started running faster," she said. "So I guess it was working." Hunsley had already refined her diet prior to her junior year, following a doctor's recommendation...

When asked about the source of his seemingly endless reservoir of energy, Valparaiso coach Adam Nellessen explained how he got the nickname "Boomer." "Before the age of 12, I'd broke my left arm three times, my nose twice, three fingers and three toes," he said with a laugh. "That's how the nickname...

Derrik Smits was preparing to enter Sunday's game against Ball State after Jubril Adekoya picked up his third foul early in the second half. And Matt Lottich delivered a message. Valparaiso's coach told the redshirt freshman center to "play like a man." Smits responded in emphatic fashion. He scored...

Griffith senior Cornell Hampton spent his first few years in the program playing with a familiar group of teammates on the junior varsity squad. And now they've all made the leap to varsity. "It's the same starting five, basically," Hampton said. "We all know the chemistry we have together and...

Oh so close. Midway through the fourth quarter of Saturday afternoon's game, it looked like East Chicago Central was on its way to an upset of Heritage Christian. The Eagles won back-to-back state championships in Class 2A before moving to 3A last season and completing the three-peat. But holding...

When the season began, No. 17 Purdue knew it had two of the nation's best big men in 6-foot-8 sophomore power forward Caleb Swanigan and 7-2 junior center Isaac Haas. What the Boilermakers did not know was what kind of production they would receive from their perimeter players. Coach Matt Painter...

Leon Valdez represents much more than just excellence in football for East Chicago Central. Valdez, a senior center, is the new ideal. Valdez was selected by the Indianapolis Colts, the IHSAA and the Indiana Football Coaches Association as an Academic All-State player. It's the first time ECC has...

BLOOMINGTON — Put another one on the board for the Hoosiers. Devine Redding powered in from 1 yard out with 4:59 left Saturday to give Indiana a 26-24 victory over archrival Purdue. With the win, Indiana (6-6, 4-5) became bowl eligible for the second consecutive year — a feat the Hoosiers last achieved...

Morton's Jarel Triplett has some news for teams in the area after he scored a career-high 30 points Friday in 71-67 victory over Bishop Noll. "There is more to come," he said. Triplett was a problem the Warriors (0-2) never could solve. Morton coach Robert Hall knew Triplett had scored his share of...

West Side's Dana Evans needs a little more help. No, actually, a lot more help. That point was emphasized with an exclamation point in the first game of Friday night's Lake Shore Classic. Talented and athletic Chicago Marshall utilized a box-and-one defense, chasing Evans around much of the game en...

Two seasons, two dramatic games between Valparaiso and BYU. And two wins for the Crusaders. They pulled out a 92-89 victory late Wednesday night in the final of the MGM Grand Main Event in Las Vegas. Last season, they edged the Cougars 72-70 in the NIT semifinals. With this performance against BYU...

Jared Arambula has one great fear. A normal eight-hour a day job he hates. "I don't want to do that," Arambula said. Everyone who thought Blake Peroni and Gabby Douglas were the only local gold medal winners in Rio this summer was wrong. Arambula was a gold medalist for the United States in Paralympic...

Two times, that's all. Out of 36 frames during last week's Thursday Any Mixed League at Inman's Rec & Bowling Center in Valparaiso, Ted Rosenquist missed striking just twice on his way to an 858 series. He opened the night with a 300 and ended the night with a 300. In the second game, he left a 10-pin...

Merrillville's Kiarra Thompson always has poured her heart and soul into everything she does, particularly on the basketball court. Considering the overall strength of her game, why does the Pirates senior guard have a tendency to dwell on an occasional mental lapse or bad play? "When she's passive,...

Notre Dame coach Mike Brey walked off the court at Barclays Center and said with a big smile on his face, "God, I love Brooklyn." As well he should after the Fighting Irish completed their second successful stretch in the borough, beating Northwestern 70-66 on Tuesday night in the championship game...

Leave it to Crown Point to spoil the party. East Chicago Central held a pregame ceremony to honor East Chicago Roosevelt's undefeated 1977 state championship team, but the Bulldogs put a damper on the celebration. The Bulldogs raced to a 19-8 lead after one quarter and swished 10 3-point baskets...

A pair of seniors helped Valparaiso take advantage of an opportunity to play a major conference opponent on a neutral court. Alec Peters and Jubril Adekoya sparked the Crusaders to a 68-60 win Monday night over Alabama at the MGM Grand Main Event in Las Vegas. Coach Matt Lottich was savoring the...

No one expected much of Andrean. After the 59ers went 9-15 last season, a solid showing against Lake Central would've been enough to give their fans hope for a decent season. Andrean just raised the bar for the season goals with a 72-66 victory over the Indians in the season opener for both teams...

BLOOMINGTON — It's time for Indiana to ratchet up the competition level. Will a trip to Fort Wayne deliver that? Hold that thought. The No. 6 Hoosiers (3-0) were way too much for outgunned Liberty on Saturday night, just as they were against UMass Lowell. The average margin of victory in those two...

Ringing the victory bell was a joyous way to ring out Valparaiso University's football season. Now the Crusaders can look forward to doing it more often in 2017. Virtually their entire offense returns from a 4-7 season, their best finish in three years under coach Dave Cecchini. They capped it...

Michigan found out just how valuable quarterback Wilton Speight is the hard way. De'Veon Smith ran for two touchdowns in a 3:33 span late in the third quarter, finishing with a career-high 158 yards rushing, to help the fourth-ranked Wolverines shake off Indiana with a 20-10 win Saturday. John O'Korn...

WEST LAFAYETTE — Jake Replogle wanted to make his final game at Ross-Ade Stadium memorable. The senior defensive tackle had four tackles, including one for a loss, on Wisconsin's first possession Saturday as part of an inspired beginning for Purdue. But then the seemingly inevitable transpired. The...

Welcome to the Mileek McMillan era at Merrillville. If that sounds strange to anyone watching the Pirates, who were ranked No. 1 in Class 4A for a good portion of last year, that's OK. McMillan isn't sure what to think either. "It's weird," he said of his recent notoriety. After averaging five points...

Stuart Glascow tried. He did everything he could to put his team on his back. It just wasn't quite enough. Whiting's quarterback just couldn't get the 1 full yard he needed in a 20-13 loss to Eastbrook Friday in the Class 2A semistate at Ray P. Gallivan Field. It was a heartbreaking defeat for the...

Trevor Espravnik wasn't quite ready to take off his helmet. There was a mix of pain and pride for the senior running back after Lowell's 21-14 loss to visiting NorthWood in Friday night's Class 4A semistate. "We just kept playing hard, kept playing every down," Espravnik said. "We're a family, and...

There was little flow during the first half of Friday night's Northwest Crossroads Conference season opener between Kankakee Valley and Highland. When the Kougars hit the floor for the second half, however, they found their mojo behind the leadership of Raegan Walther. The senior guard scored eight...

WEST LAFAYETTE — During Matt Painter's 12 seasons coaching Purdue, the Boilermakers have suffered shocking home losses to Wofford, Bucknell and Gardner-Webb. With 7:08 remaining in Friday night's game against Georgia State, Purdue trailed 56-44 and was in danger of falling to 1-2 after making only...

Valparaiso's shooting struggles continued Thursday night at No. 4 Oregon. But coach Matt Lottich was focused on other aspects of the Crusaders' game after their 76-54 loss to the Ducks. "The easy thing is to look at the shooting numbers," Lottich said. "I know my guys aren't trying to miss shots....

Lowell has built its football empire on overachieving, hard-nosed kids committed to the process. Occasionally, someone comes along who breaks the mold. Jordan Jusevitch is that generational player for Lowell coach Keith Kilmer. Kilmer knows he likely won't coach another player like Jusevitch anytime...

BLOOMINGTON — Apologies to exhibition opponents Hope and Bellarmine, but Wednesday night marked the actual dawn of a new Indiana basketball season. Moreover, it was the first regular-season game at the newly renovated and renamed Simon Skjodt Assembly Hall. Playing games in Bloomington brings a certain...

In 2002, Jerry Grochowski of Portage decided to go outside the norm of the average bowler. That's when he joined the Northwest Indiana Bowling Association (now known as the Lakeshore Bowling Association) board of directors. "Before I got on the local board, I was like everybody else," he said. "I'd...

Daijah Smith turned more than a few heads the past two years as Lighthouse's premier player. The most influential people she impressed belonged to coaches from DePaul, Western Michigan and Indiana State. One of those three programs is expected to wind up with a verbal commitment in the near future...

Stuart Glascow is a bit wistful. Part of him longs for last year, when Whiting reflexively slung the football down field. That was when it had big-play wide receivers Martin Petruf and Mitchell Alicea catching passes. Petruf and Alecia are gone. So is the Oilers' reliance on a balanced attack. ...

Get the ball to Crown Point's Sydney Taylor. Sounds like a plan. The senior guard scored all 14 of her team's points in the second half Tuesday night as the Bulldogs pulled out a 40-29 victory over shorthanded host Andrean. In the fourth quarter, Taylor scored 12 points to lead the Bulldogs (3-0)....

WEST LAFAYETTE — Purdue is better for this. An opportunity lost is not a failure unless lessons aren't learned. Figure they will be. "The long-term benefit is getting back to these type of games," coach Matt Painter said in the aftermath of Monday's night's 79-76 nail-biter of a loss to Villanova,...

Mileek McMillan has a hard time putting into words what this week has meant. "It's like a dream. It's crazy. I can't believe it happened," the Merrillville senior said. Only it's not. It's very real. Monday, after watching Valparaiso University play Coppin State, McMillan verbally committed to play...

For the second time in three games this season, Max Joseph posted a career high in scoring. The junior guard had 15 points Monday night as Valparaiso topped Coppin State 78-58 at the Athletics-Recreation Center. Joseph had 13 points in Friday's season opener against Southern Utah. Getting his second...

First Team Chris Baranowski, Lake Central, senior, midfielder: Directed play for the Indians, shining in a deeper role after previously having been an attacking midfielder/forward. Still had nine goals and five assists. Josh Gonzalez, Portage, senior, forward/midfielder: Opponents often man-marked...

James Sensibaugh molded Chesterton into a team that advanced all the way to the Class 2A state championship game. He and the coaching staff knew the Trojans had talent, with a core that included seniors Owen Hallas, Derek O'Dell and Tyler Schroeder. But they graduated six starters from last year....

Owen Hallas expected his hard work to pay dividends. Running the bleachers in the stadium during the summer. Getting to the field two hours before games to practice shooting. Juggling in the backyard after training to improve touch on the ball. But he didn't anticipate having this type of senior season....

Wide receiver Frank Catrine was never penciled in as a running back. Saturday, the Valparaiso University junior did both. His 72-yard touchdown run off a direct snap capped a 28-point first quarter and he also caught six passes to help the Crusaders fight off rallying Jacksonville for a 42-39 Pioneer...

Saying goodbye to quarterback Antonio Pipkin won't be easy for Tiffin football coach Gary Goff. How do you replace someone who has appeared in 44 consecutive games and guided the Dragons to their first winning season since they joined the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference (GLIAC) in...

WEST LAFAYETTE — Clayton Thorson passed for a career-best 352 yards and three touchdowns, and Northwestern scored 31 second-half points Saturday on its way to a 45-17 Big Ten victory against Purdue. Thorson, who also ran for a TD, completed 23 of 36 passes, including five for 92 yards and two TDs...

BLOOMINGTON — Saquon Barkley ran for two go-ahead touchdowns in the fourth quarter, helping No. 12 Penn State beat Indiana 45-31 on Saturday. Barkley was held to 20 yards on 20 carries though the first three quarters. But the Big Ten's top rusher stepped up in the fourth, helping the Nittany Lions...

First Team Adeline Andello, Munster, sophomore, forward: Made huge strides in her second season, amassing 27 goals and nine assists. Scored nine goals in seven postseason games, including the lone goal with less than a minute left in the Mustangs' semistate semifinal win. Delaney Benich, Crown...

Jeff Clapman initially didn't realize the full context of his team's achievement. When Andrean defeated Lawrenceburg 2-0 for the Class A state championship, the 59ers became the first girls soccer team from the Region to win a title. After he learned that fact, it took him time to process it. "It's...

Danielle Tazic delivered under the weight of expectations. From the outset of her high school career, pressure was placed upon her shoulders. In his final season before taking over the boys team, coach Tony Pagorek called her the "new face of Andrean soccer" when Tazic was a freshman. She was described...

Chalk up another win for Penn over a Northwest Indiana team. James Iapalucci overcame an early fumble to throw for 140 yards and a touchdown to lead the Kingsmen past Crown Point 23-0 Friday night in a Class 6A regional. Penn (12-0) — which has two wins over Valparaiso and one each over Merrillville,...

Jordan Jusevitch is back on offense for Lowell. Watch out world. The Red Devils defeated Hobart 44-23 Friday in a Class 4A regional championship game at the Brickyard. It was the first regional title for Lowell (9-4) since 2009. The Red Devils will play NorthWood at home next Friday in the semistate....

Matt Lottich screamed and yelled. He contorted and exhorted. He jumped. He pumped his fist. He received a warning for leaving the coaching box, ranging near midcourt. After his first game as Valparaiso's coach, a 79-65 win for the Crusaders over Southern Utah on Friday night at the Athletics-Recreation...

With a fierce wind whipping in from Lake Michigan, Whiting's offense took to the ground Friday night at Ray P. Gallivan Field in a Class 2A regional championship game. "If you don't have to (pass), don't do it," Oilers coach Jeff Cain said. Host Whiting didn't attempt a pass. The Oilers didn't need...

He wasn't running up and down the sideline at West Side, but Toledo sophomore Jon'Vea Johnson still felt at home Wednesday night. A 2014 West Side graduate, Johnson suited up for Toledo against Northern Illinois in the Chi-Town Showdown, a clash of Mid-American Conference teams at Guaranteed Rate...

Dylan White doesn't come off the field. He's in for long snaps. He's on the punt team. He's on the field for kickoff returns. And the junior running back also plays outside linebacker for Whiting. Yes, White is a certified football geek. "I like to hit," he said. "That's the best." Whiting likes it...

It was a perfect storm for Shane McCormick. The senior wide receiver's performance as Crown Point defeated Merrillville for its first sectional title since 2011 represented the fulfillment of his vast potential. McCormick had 10 catches for 240 yards and two touchdowns, scoring on grabs of 65 and...

An eventful offseason for Valparaiso resulted in the dawn of a new era and set the stage for the fitting conclusion of a historic career. Matt Lottich is the Crusaders' first coach not named Drew since 1987-88 as Bryce's departure for Vanderbilt ended an iconic run of 28 seasons for the family....

Lake Central football coach Brett St. Germain has resigned, Indians athletic director Chris Enyeart confirmed. Enyeart wouldn't comment on the reasons for St. Germain's departure. "That's a personnel matter," he said. "We'd like to thank him and wish him our gratitude for his years of service at...

There's no rest for the weary in the world of high school bowling. Not if you want to reach lofty goals. Like many other sports that have extensive offseason schedules — golf, tennis, softball and basketball — bowling is all about what you do outside of high school competition. Chesterton senior...

After Highland senior guard Taylor Steele considered everything Eastern Illinois had to offer, she felt it was a no-brainer to make a commitment to the school. "I hung out with the girls when I went there on an unofficial visit and really clicked with them,'' said Steele, who plans to officially...

Close observers of Lowell football will notice a subtle change about its offense. It's not grounded entirely on a smash-mouth running game. Don't get too excited. Lowell is still a run-first team. It has always preferred 5 yards and a cloud of dust. But the Red Devils have made good on a promise that...

For two hours, sometimes three, virtually every day over the summer, Brandon James practiced unrelated to team workouts. The Hobart senior wide receiver/cornerback drilled with classmates Jared Zanolla and Mickey Wolfe. James would run routes with Zanolla in coverage, and vice versa. Wolfe would...

Purdue Northwest's Salvador Cordova has qualified for the NAIA Men's Cross Country National Championships, it was announced Monday. Cordova earned an at-large berth by finishing 15th in the Chicagoland Collegiate Athletic Conference Meet on Saturday with an 8,000-meter time of 26 minutes, 41 seconds....

Though Valparaiso's game against Hillsdale on Saturday night was just an exhibition, it was meaningful for Lexus Williams. The junior point guard started the Crusaders' 78-63 win at the Athletics-Recreation and played 28 minutes, matching the team high. He missed all of the 2014-15 season because...

Less than 150 miles south of "Da Region," Marian is quietly establishing an NAIA football dynasty. Since Hobart's Ted Karras kick-started the program in 2007, the Knights have won two national championships. Over the past five years two Hobart kickers have been involved in titles, Mike Josifovski...

Crown Point came to Ball State University's Worthen Arena to win the Class 4A state championship match against Indianapolis Cathedral. But it's hard to gauge just how much experience can take over on the big stage. The Fighting Irish's experience ended up being to hard to overcome Saturday, as...

MINNEAPOLIS — Rodney Smith ran for 153 yards and three touchdowns and quarterback Mitch Leidner ran for 74 yards and two more scores Saturday as Minnesota defeated Purdue 44-31. Smith topped the 100-yard mark for the fourth straight game and sixth time this season as Minnesota (7-2, 4-2 in the Big...

PISCATAWAY, N.J. — Indiana finally found a way to beat Rutgers despite itself Saturday. Devine Redding gave Indiana the lead with a 34-yard touchdown run late in the third quarter and caught Richard Lagow's third TD pass in the fourth as the error-prone Hoosiers rallied for a 33-27 win over Rutgers...

The schedule is loaded. Chesterton, Lake Central, Marquette, Griffith and Indianapolis Howe to start the season. And it gets harder after Christmas. Book it now. Lighthouse starts 0-5. Doesn't matter. Marvin Rea doesn't care about losses, job security or building kids' confidence. He just wants to win...

The formula rarely varies for Lowell. Dominate the line of scrimmage, pound it inside to a favored running back and control the clock. The Red Devils executed the game plan perfectly Friday night in a 42-14 victory over Munster in the Class 4A Sectional 17 championship game. It was the third straight...

The crowd on the Merrillville side of the stadium erupted into a frenzy. The players stormed the field in celebration. The public-address announcer declared the Pirates had scored the game-winning touchdown. But they were all wrong. On a fourth-and-goal from the 19-yard line with Merrillville trailing...

On the surface, Penn's 42-21 win at LaPorte in Friday night's Class 6A Sectional 2 championship game might look like just another routine outing for the Kingsmen against a Region team. But the Slicers had their opportunities against the area's perennial nemesis in a game that was closer than the...

It's a family tradition to participate in state championships if you live in the Equihua household. Annie (Kvachkoff) Equihua is one of Crown Point's most famous athletes, having scored 1,910 points in her four-year career while leading the Bulldogs to state championships in 1984 and '85 and a runner-up...

Note: All games are sectional championships. Class 6A Sectional 1 Crown Point at Merrillville When: 7 p.m. Friday, regionsports.com (live video). What to watch: The Bulldogs (5-5) are one of the best defensive teams in Northwest Indiana, allowing only six points against Lake Central last week....

Words that the Munster offense lives by: Move the chains. "We want to keep the ball as long as we can so the other team can't score," Munster quarterback Andrew Jumonville said. Despite losing to Lowell by 31 points in the final game of the regular season, the Mustangs are quietly confident about...

When Munster's Mark Taylor thought he saw his cousin on television on Tuesday , sitting next to Bill Murray during the Cubs game, he dismissed the notion. Almost immediately. "I saw someone that looked like her, " Taylor said. "I didn't think it was her. You just don't make the connection." Taylor's...

I know this is cheating, but I don't care. I'm getting older. My prediction skills are declining. My timing isn't what it used to be. My 20-year anniversary at the Post-Tribune is coming soon enough. (Hint: I'm hoping for a watch. Platinum would be nice.) And it's true: Sometimes, I take short cuts....

No sport canevoke a sense of nostalgia like Major League Baseball. Going to games with your dad.Keeping score.Taking a glove with you just in case a foul ball chose you. All those cameosstick with you over the years. Monday's column on the 1945 pennant-winning Cubs struck that chord with several...

It's not Cosmopolitan or Glamour, but Hoosier Basketball Magazine is making West Side senior guard Dana Evans a cover girl. "I'm very excited that I'm going to be on the cover, it's definitely an honor,'' said Evans, who dreams of becoming the first Northwest Indiana player to win Miss Basketball...

Davion Ervin-Poindexter's potential was evident. But there had been impediments standing in the way of Merrillville's junior running back from fulfilling it. Last season, he was on the depth chart behind talented seniors Isaiah Thornton and Myles Taylor. And still only a sophomore, he was somewhat...